Hard-line cleric becomes speaker of Assembly of Expert TEHRAN: A hard-line Iranian cleric was chosen on Tuesday as speaker of the Assembly of Experts, a clerical body that is mainly tasked with selecting the country's supreme leader. The official IRNA news agency said 89-year-old Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati... Women 24 May, 2016
House to elect President and Vice-President on Wednesday KATHMANDU: The Parliament meeting has decided to hold the Presidential and Vice-Presidential election on Wednesday, October 28. Speaker Onsari Gharti said the Presidential and Vice-Presidential election should have held either on October 25, 04:30... Travel 24 Oct, 2015
NC office bearers' meeting decides to file Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) office bearers' meeting today has decided to submit a proposal to file the candidates for the post of President and Vice-president in the meeting of the central working committee of the party. NC's Vice-president Ram... Travel 24 Oct, 2015
PM Oli shifting to Baluwatar from Balkot BHAKTAPUR: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is moving to the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar today. According to his personal aide Ramesh Acharya, Prime Minister Oli is shifting from his Balkot-based personal residence to Baluwatar at 5... Horoscopes 16 Oct, 2015
Nepali Congress not fielding candidates for Speaker, Deputy Speaker KATHMANDU: The main opposition Nepali Congress has decided not to field its candidates in the election for Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Though the party had announced earlier that it would vie for all vital posts, including that of Speaker and... Travel 16 Oct, 2015
UML points out need to move together with NC KATHMANDU: Ruling CPN-UML has stressed on the need to move ahead together with the opposition party Nepali Congress to deal with national issues. The UML Standing Committee meeting held at the UML Parliamentary Party office at Singha Durbar in... Horoscopes 15 Oct, 2015
Parliament to elect Speaker tomorrow Speaker is likely to be from Unified CPN-Maoist and Deputy Speaker from Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal Kathmandu, October 14 The Parliament today scheduled to conduct election for Speaker and Deputy Speaker on Friday after Speaker Subas Chandra... Horoscopes 15 Oct, 2015
Laxman Rajbanshi chairs House; election of Speaker, Deputy Speaker on Friday KATHMANDU: The Legislature-Parliament would hold fresh elections of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker as per the transitional provisions in the new Constitution on Friday. Nepa: Rastriya Party's Laxman Rajbanshi, the eldest member present in... Horoscopes 14 Oct, 2015
Oli to form mini Cabinet today Kathmandu, October 11 Newly-elected Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is preparing to form a four-member Cabinet under his leadership on Monday. According to Krishna Gopal Shrestha, secretary of the party’s central secretariat, Oli will appoint... Horoscopes 12 Oct, 2015
Hariri reappointed as Lebanese PM BEIRUT: Saad Hariri was reappointed Lebanon's prime minister on Wednesday after he stepped down from the post last week over rising tension with his opponents, a presidential statement said. Hariri was called on by President Michel Sleiman to form a... Women 16 Sep, 2009
People’s mandate Maoists’ wrong perception How can a party securing just 29% votes or 220 out of 601 seats have people’s mandate? The term people’s mandate has been frequently used in Nepali politics in relation to CA polls. Political leaders interpret this term according to their own... 21 May, 2008
Call to annul govt’s decision on Upper Karnali project Kathmandu, January 26:A protest rally was held here today against the government’s decision to award the 300 MW Upper Karnali project to India’s GMR Energy Ltd.The Ministry of Water Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GMR team on... Travel 27 Jan, 2008
